Archive for the 'Hydroponics' Category
Friday, July 18th, 2008
The Basics Of A Hydroponics Vegetable Greenhouse
By: Ann Marier
Given the big and revolutionary advances made by science in poor soil cultivation studies, there’s no wonder that hydroponics vegetable greenhouses are no longer a mere experiment. The vegetables that are usually grown in greenhouses are cucumbers, tomatoes and lettuce. However, normal agricultural laws apply to simple cases; yet what should be [...]
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
How to Get the Most Benefit From Your Hydroponic Newsletter
By: Michael Straumietis
One of the best things you can do to ensure your success in hydroponics is to subscribe to a hydroponics newsletter. The world of hydroponic growing is ever changing and the best way to keep up to date on the ways to increase your yield and improve the size of your buds [...]
Friday, March 21st, 2008
Indoor Hydroponics Gardening - Essential Basics You Must Know!
By: Abhishek Agarwal
Though the term Indoor Hydroponics Gardening sounds very technical and scientific in nature, it has a pretty simple meaning. It means the method of gardening without using soil and using only water, sand, air and gravel instead. Delving into the etymology behind the word hydroponics reveals that ‘hydro’ stands for water and [...]
Friday, March 14th, 2008
The Low Down On Passive Hydroponics Garden Setup:
By: Allan Wilson
Plants absorb all needed elements from water and soil. A system, in which all nutrients are provided to the plants by water, is called hydroponics system. There are two methods in hydroponics gardening. First is an active hydroponics gardening system, and second is Passive gardening system.
Both methods are good for indoor hydroponics [...]
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
Secrets Of Hydroponics Gardening.
By: Hege Crowton
Soil is a funny stuff.Well, it’s not funny in the comedic sense, but funny in how its characteristics mutate as temperatures change. Deep, powdery soil materials can actually harden enough to walk on without burying your feet deep within, and this can also cause the soil to take on a rough quality [...]
Monday, December 17th, 2007
Germinating Seeds Hydroponically
By: Katherine Keleher
Germinating seeds hydroponically has several advantages over using soil. Many common diseases can be avoided because the hydroponic medium is clean while soil may contain fungus or insects that can harm vulnerable seedlings. Root rot can also be avoided by using a good hydroponic growing system.
The area where hydroponic growing [...]
Monday, December 17th, 2007
Uses of Hydroponics
By: Ranbhir
Hydroponics – “Soiless Agriculture” is useful in two main ways. First, many plant species grow more in less time and often are of higher quality. With the result, under certain environmental and economic conditions, hydroponics growing is more profitable and beneficial to the farmer. Second, by providing more controlled environment than growing in [...]
Thursday, November 1st, 2007
Growing Fruits Using Hydroponics
By: Allison Agnick
Would you like to try growing your own fresh fruits year round, but live in an area where, due to cold temperatures, snow or poor soil, you are unable to do so outdoors? Instead, why not try hydroponics, a form of gardening in which you can grow plants without any soil [...]
Monday, October 22nd, 2007
Hydroponic Gardening - Basic Requirements That You Need to Know
By: JQ Zen
When you plan to build your own hydroponic system or purchase a starter’s kit, you are not only just getting a container or a tray, putting your plants in it and supplying the plants with water and nutrients. It is important to bear in mind that there are basically two primary objectives [...]